US (PA): Van Hoekelen Greenhouses seeks medical marijuana business
“We’re taking what we do, the best of Van Hoekelen Greenhouses, and putting it into TheraBloom. We’re fully committed to both,” said Alexander van Hoekelen, whose parents started van Hoekelen Greenhouses or VHG in 1988. The company now employs 160 people.
While the location isn’t set, there’s room for a new greenhouse on some of the 40 acres now used for growing plants outdoors next to the existing greenhouse.
Like the existing greenhouse, the new greenhouse would have temperature controls and automatic features for moving plants and providing water, sun, shade or artificial light to marijuana plants.
“They grow in the same environment as my poinsettias at Christmas,” van Hoekelen said.
By using greenhouses rather than warehouses selected by most marijuana growers in other states, the company plans to save power, which is better for the environment and the bottom line.
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